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1. The Hunter of Muck Creek

   A rancher near Spanaway Lake achieves local fame after a brutal showdown with a family of cougars.

   Oct 12, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPacific Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

2. A Desperate Escape from a Bear in Covington

   A settler finds himself treed by a pair of angry bears and relies on a faithful dog to help him survive the encounter.

   Mar 25, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerCovington, King CountyStrange But True

3. The Heifer-Hunting Beast of Kamilche

   A two-year-old cow goes missing, and a hunting party tracks a massive cougar to its end.

   Jun 13, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerShelton, Mason CountyStrange But True

4. The Day a Prisoner Broke His Chains and the Police Chief Grabbed a Boy's Horse

   A robbery suspect makes a mid-day run for the bushes from the chain gang; Seattle's police chief commandeers a horse and trees him just outside town.

   Jun 23, 1877Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

5. The Moose in the Kitchen

   When an unexpected visitor crashed a domestic scene in Huntsville, a group of women took matters into their own hands.

   Jan 14, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerHuntsville, Columbia CountyStrange But True

6. The Marauder of the Poultry Yard

   A venerable, toothless cougar met its end after a spree of terrorizing local goose pens.

   Mar 14, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSultan, Snohomish CountyStrange But True

7. The Young Hunter of the Natchees

   A twelve-year-old boy proves his mettle by taking down a lynx to save his father's hunting dogs.

   Feb 19, 1891The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyStrange But True

8. The Midnight Burglar of C Street

   A steamboat captain's home defense operation turns into a musical misunderstanding involving a cat.

   Mar 2, 1904The Tacoma TimesC Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

9. A Terrifying Drop from a Fir

   An infantryman at Vancouver Barracks survives a forty-four-foot fall from a tree while attempting to catch a raccoon, an experience that left him shaken but alive.

   Jun 20, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

10. The Hunter and the Cougars

    A Skagit County hunter recounts a harrowing, split-second encounter with a pack of cougars while stalking deer in the snow.

    Feb 13, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBurlington, Skagit CountyStrange But True

11. Carrier Pigeons and a Cougar on Rainier

    A Puyallup party pushes toward the summit, sending dispatches by carrier pigeon and shooting a cougar for its skin.

    Apr 9, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMount Rainier, Pierce CountyStrange But True

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